Completing this unit

To complete this assignment you will need to work as a member of a group and individually to produce a numerical model. You will need to manage your project efficiently and effectively to complete the work in the given timescale. You will need to produce documentation of the work you have done to meet the requirements of this unit.

The work will be completed in two stages:

Project Proposal and Project Plan

You will work as a member of a group to research a given problem and consider a range of possible solutions that could be used to draw up a project proposal for a solution to the problem.

Using the outcomes of your group work, you will work individually to produce a project proposal and project plan for your chosen solution to the given problem.

Controlled Assignment (15 hours)

You will revise your project proposal and project plan, as necessary, in light of additional client information that is made available to you at the beginning of the controlled time.

During the course of the controlled assignment, you will update your plan on a regular basis and keep a project diary to document the progress of your project work.

You will finalise the design for your numerical model, implement the design and then test your numerical model.

You will review and evaluate your numerical model and reflect upon your project management work.

There are 100 marks available for this assignment. This is the only form of assessment for this unit. This assignment will be marked internally and externally moderated. The details of what you are required to include in the given eportfolio are included on the eportfolio contents page.